Peaceful Warriors

Peaceful Warriors

by Rustin Dodd | February 2, 2012 – KANSAS CITY STAR, 913 News: Sumya Anani is a contradiction — a therapist, a student of spirituality and a fighter. Now her son is on a similar path. Read the full article here...
Aerial Yoga Offers Unique Fitness Options for New Year’s Resolutions

Aerial Yoga Offers Unique Fitness Options for New Year’s Resolutions

by Stephanie Liebergen | December 30, 2011 – KSHB CHANNEL 41 NEWS: If you one of your New Year’s resolutions includes weight loss, consider trying something new to reach your goals. At Learning2Fly in Mission, Kan., you can take classes in aerial yoga. They offer a variety of non-traditional fitness classes using props like fabric hammocks and hula hoops. MISSION, Kan. – If you one of your New Year’s resolutions includes weight loss, consider trying something new to reach your goals. At Learning2Fly in Mission, Kan., you can take classes in aerial yoga. They offer a variety of non-traditional fitness classes using props like fabric hammocks and hula hoops. Owner Sumya Anani says their unique ways definitely make exercise more fun. “People get bored of the treadmill, and they want to try something new. We’re always looking for the next thing, and this is such a way to empower you, not just physically but mentally. You start doing things you never thought you could do,” Anani said. There are a variety of class types for all age and fitness levels. Anani says some people can start see results and improved fitness after just a couple classes. To learn more or see a class schedule, go to iamlearning2fly.com or visit their Facebook page . Read the full article...
Discover Women’s Boxing:  Here We Go Again

Discover Women’s Boxing: Here We Go Again

by Bernie McCoy | October 31, 2011 – WOMEN’S BOXING ARCHIVE NETWORK: I thought about Anani, who may have been the best of all professional boxers, when I was reading…I recall Sumya Anani relating about an hour she spent with a national newspaper reporter and her reaction to later reading the story which used only one of…Read the full article...
Women of Knockout

Women of Knockout

by Ion Cortez | October 4, 2011- AMOG: Laila Ali, Jackie Frazier-Lyde, Lucia Rijker, Ada Vélez, Ivonne Caples, Bonnie Canino and Sumya Anani, all world champions, jumping into the scene…Read the full article...